Count Basie Orchestra at Cape May Jazz Festival

The sweet thunder of the Count Basie Orchestra — given current-day authenticity by director Bill Hughes, who played trombone with Basie in the 1950 and ’60s — will light up the 32nd Cape May Jazz Festival, kicking off Nov. 6 at 8 p.m., and continuing through Nov. 8 at various venues in Cape May and its environs.